Can I restore the backuped images after I change the CPU and motherboard?

[smith]

Hi,all.

My previous installed CPU is AMD XP 2000 and the motherboard is the
corresponding motherboard, I have backuped my customerized images for the
system and installed application software previously. Now I changed the
hardware, CPU as INTEL CORE E420, and motherboard as 945GCT, Can I restore
the backuped images based on that platform (the harddisk is not changed)? If
I can , what can I do for it? And what are the steps? I really don't want to
re-install the windowsXP , the updates and all the application software any
more.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

My previous installed CPU is AMD XP 2000 and the motherboard is the
corresponding motherboard, I have backuped my customerized images for the
system and installed application software previously. Now I changed the
hardware, CPU as INTEL CORE E420, and motherboard as 945GCT, Can I restore
the backuped images based on that platform (the harddisk is not changed)?

You can, but Windows won't load until you do a repair install to set
things right, including the installation of all the new drivers you
will be needing.

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

Hi,all.

My previous installed CPU is AMD XP 2000 and the motherboard is the
corresponding motherboard, I have backuped my customerized images for
the system and installed application software previously. Now I
changed the hardware, CPU as INTEL CORE E420, and motherboard as
945GCT, Can I restore the backuped images based on that platform (the
harddisk is not changed)? If I can , what can I do for it? And what
are the steps? I really don't want to re-install the windowsXP , the
updates and all the application software any more.

If you took your petrol engine out of your car and replaced it with a hybrid
system do you think it work work without futher modifications, of course
not.

If you do manage to install the images you will, at best, have to do a
repair install and even this may not work properly. You would probably be
better off if you did a new installation. You may like to look at nLite (
http://www.nliteos.com/index.html )
and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html) if you don't want to do all the
updates and patches.


How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm